Rafael Nadal’s hopes of making his mark in the clay court season appeared to be hanging by a thread when he pulled out of this week’s Monte Carlo Masters with a back problem, but he has given a
Nadal has been off the tour since suffering a muscle injury in Brisbane in January and the 37-year-old revealed on social media that he is still not ready to return to action.
“These are very difficult moments for me, sporting wise,” Nadal, who has won the title 11 times in Monte Carlo, wrote on his social media platforms as he withdrew from the tournament.
